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		dragonwriter on April 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Europe is investing heavily in trains > Trains kill lots of people Vastly fewer, per passenger mile, then passenger cars, comparable to busses, less than scheduled airline flights.

cogman10 on April 11, 2022 [–]

Yeah, this seems like a weird argument against trains. Every mode of transport will kill some people. Trains just happen to be one of the safest there is. Heck, if you think about heart attacks, walking likely kills more people than trains do.

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